DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 36-year-old sister recently noticed an unusual mole on her shoulder. She is scheduled for some tests. Her primary care physician believes it might be melanoma. What is melanoma?

CORONADO, Calif. — Advances in adjuvant and neoadjuvant systemic therapies are continuing to improve recurrence-free and distant metastasis-free survival rates in patients with advanced melanoma. With ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A new form of cancer treatment for melanoma patients has been approved by the FDA, after a clinical trial in St. Louis showed promising results. The new treatment ...

Melanoma in situ (MIS), also called stage 0 melanoma, is the earliest stage of melanoma, when the cancer is confined to the outermost layer of skin. Most melanomas affect the skin, but they can also ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Central Florida research team is working to develop a better treatment for the deadliest type of melanoma, ...

Stage 1 melanoma is treatable with surgery, and when combined with early detection, proper care and regular follow-ups, it offers a favorable outlook. Stage 1 melanoma is treatable with surgery, and ...

Uveal melanoma (UM) is a rare cancer that develops in the pigment-producing cells within the uveal layer (uvea), which is the middle layer of the eye. UM is also known as intraocular melanoma. Early ...